Social Dimensions
ESSA strives to provide an integrated approach to our work. Our team comprises social and environmental specialists who work together to ensure that social considerations are included in our environment projects. In designing and implementing projects, we use participatory methods and tools to ensure broad stakeholder participation in all stages of the project lifecycle.
Our main areas of expertise are:
- integration of gender issues
- social impact assessment
- public participation
- social assessment and analysis
- resettlement
Our services include:
- training in gender and development and community participation;
- working with communities to develop and implement community action plans;
- mainstreaming gender into project activities;
- gender analysis;
- conducting social impact assessments
- beneficiary and stakeholder analysis
- needs assessments
- socio-economic profiles
- livelihood analysis and planning
- poverty assessments
- awareness raising